Gerund or Infinitive

SUBJECT : Gerund or Infinitive

1) Use the GERUND or INFINITIVE forms of the verbs:

1. He gave up ………………………….. (gamble).

2. He told me …………… (try) ………………………….. (come) early.

3. I advised him …………………. (ask) the bus conductor ……………………… (tell) him where ……………………….. (get) off.

4. We are looking forward to ……………………….. (read) your new book.

5. I don’t enjoy ………………………….. (go) to the dentist.

6. A: Did you remember ……………………………. (give) him the money?

B: No, I didn’t. I still have it in my pocket; but I’ll ………………………. (see) him tonight and I promise ……………………………… (not / forget) this time.

7. I saw the plane ………………………. (crash) in to the hill and …………………………. (burst) into flames.

8. He is said ………………… (be) the best surgeon in the country.

9. We don’t want anybody ………………. (know) we are here.

10. A: Why didn’t you pay the bill for him?

B: I offered …………………. (pay), but he refused.

11. He was accused of ………………………….. (steal) the valuable vase.

12. I don’t feel like ……………………….. (work); what about ………………………. (go) to a disco instead?

13. Imagine …………………. (live) with someone who never stops ………………….. (talk).

14. A: Do the boys tidy their own rooms?

B: They are supposed ………………………… (tidy), but they don’t always.

15. I hope the children won’t go near the water. I warned them …………………… (not / go) near it.

16. Try to avoid ……………………………….. (make) him angry.

17. Would you mind ………………………….. (write) your name and address on the back of the cheque?

18. After ……………………… (read) this article, will you give up ……………….. (smoke)?

19. I suggest ………………………….. (hold) another meeting next week.

20. I have no intention of ……………………. (go) to that film; I couldn’t bear …………….. (see) my favorite actress in such a dreadful part.

21. Try ……………………. (forget) it; it’s not worth …………………… (worry) about.

22. I advise you ……………………… (start) ……………………. (look) for a flat at once.

23. He hates …………………….. (answer) the phone, and very often just lets it …………… (ring).

24. It is usually easier ………………………. (learn) a subject by …………………….. (read) books than by ……………………………. (listen) to lectures.

25. Don’t forget …………………….. (lock) the door before …………………… (go) to bed.

26. I arranged ………………………… (meet) them here.

27. He tried ……………………… (explain) but she refused ……………………… (listen).

28. I regret ……………………. (inform) you that your application has been refused.

29. Your windows need ……………………… (clean); would you like me ………………… (do) them for you?

30. I can’t help …………………… (sneeze); I caught a cold yesterday from ………………. (sit) in a draught.

31. I absolutely remember …………………………. (pay) him. I gave him $20.

32. You’ll never regret …………………….. (do) a kind action.

33. A: Did you remember ……………………… (lock) the door?

B: No, I didn’t. I’d better …………………… (go) and ………………. (do) it now.

34. I’m very sorry for ……………………. (be) late; it was good of you …………………. (wait) for me.

35. You don’t need ……………………. (ask) his permission every time you want …………………….. (leave) the room.

36. I except him ………………………… (apologize) to me.

37. We got tired of ………………………… (wait) for the weather ………………… (clear) and finally decided …………………….. (set) out in the rain.

38. I can hear the bell ……………………… (ring), but nobody seem to be coming …………………… (open) the door.

39. There are people who can’t help …………………….. (laugh) when they see someone ……………………… (slip) on a banana skin.

40. They don’t allow ……………………….. (smoke) here.

2) Use the GERUND or INFINITIVE forms of the verbs in brackets:

1. After she had decided …………………… (stay) in Turkey, she got used to ……………… (eat) Turkish foods.

2. They seem …………………. (have) plenty of money.

3. I’m sorry sir, I’m late, but I promise …………………….. (not / be) late again.

4. I remember ……………………… (go) to the cinema with my girl friend when I was a teenager.

5. He is ashamed of ……………………… (steal) that money.

6. I think we’d better …………………………. (exchange) names and addresses.

7. Would you mind ………………………. (show) me how ……………………….. (work) the new machine?

8. She warned her child ………………………………… (not / touch) the wire.

9. Can you manage …………………………… (finish) ……………………… (pack) these parcels alone?

10. His doctor advised him ………………………… (give up) ……………………….. (sit) up late at night?